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The news is full of the economic and social woes facing the UK, from income inequality to globalisation and the decline of manufacturing. But can thinkers as diverse as Karl Marx and Adam Smith provide the answers? Linda Yueh came into the studio to discuss her latest book, including a look at the pioneering work of Joan Robinson on how to measure unemployment and the influence of Irving Fisher, whose poor investment track record has overshadowed his contribution to economics.